The global innovation index 2021, published by the world intellectual property organization (wipo) on 20 september by xinhua in geneva (journalist liu qi), shows that china’s global ranking in the area of innovation has risen from 14 last year’s to 12th in the year, and remains the only middle-income economy in the top 30。
The report states that china's steady rise in rankings since 2013 and the establishment of its position as a global leader in innovation, as well as its proximity to the top 10 each year, “emphasized the continuing importance of government policies and incentives to promote innovation”。
According to the world intellectual property organization (wipo), the number of patents per GDP (GDP) in china is higher than in japan, germany and the united states, and even more impressive in terms of total patents, as is the number of trademarks and industrial designs per GDP. However, china still lags behind germany and the united states in indicators such as researchers, enrolment in higher education, etc。
In terms of the geographical distribution of innovation clusters, this year's top 10 global figures are similar to last year, with only minor changes. Shenzhen-hong kong-kangzhou and beijing are ranked second and third among the top 100 innovation clusters in the world, after the top tokyo-yokohama cluster in japan and the eighth in shanghai. Of the top 100 clusters, 19 are in china, after 24 in the united states, but the growth of china's clusters in terms of science and technology output is most significant。
The world intellectual property organization's global innovation index is published annually, ranking 132 economies with innovative ecosystems. As in previous years, switzerland, sweden, the united states and the united kingdom continued to lead, ranking one to four, respectively. The top 10 this year also included korea, the netherlands, finland, singapore, denmark and germany。
According to the director-general of the world intellectual property organization, deng hun sen, the impact of the new epidemic on the lives and livelihoods of countries has been dramatic, but many industries have shown remarkable resilience, especially those focusing on digitalization, technology and innovation. Enterprises in the software, internet and communications technology, hardware and electrical equipment, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries have increased their investment in innovation and research and development, while transport and tourism industries have been severely hit。
According to the world intellectual property organization, many governments and businesses have increased their investment in innovation during the epidemic and scientific output, research and development expenditure, intellectual property claims and venture capital transactions continue to grow. This reflects the growing recognition that innovation is essential to fighting the pandemic and ensuring economic growth in the aftermath of the epidemic。
